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• The Biorousso wiki and Pregnancy and
  Contraception
• An example of a collaborative space to develop
  biological knowledge

Alexandre Zimmerli et Pierre Brawand Collège
Rousseau 2008-2009
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• Biology at the Collège Rousseau
• DF (Degré Fondamental)
• 2rd year 2h
• 3rd year 2h
• OS (Option Spécifique)
• 2rd year 3h
• 3rd year 3h
• 4rd year 4h

Context
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• Biology at the Collège Rousseau
• DF (Degré Fondamental)
• 2rd year 2h
• 3rd year 2h 3 bilingual classes 3BIbDF02
  3BIbDF03 3BIbDF04
• OS (Option Spécifique)
• 2rd year 3h
• 3rd year 3h
• 4rd year 4h

Context
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Program 3rd year bilingual

• 1st semester
• DNA, genes and proteins
• Reproduction
• Asexual/sexual reproduction
• Mitosis/Meiosis
• Gametogenesis
• Fertilization
• Pregnancy and Contraception
• 2nd semester
• Mendelian genetics
• Cell cloning and stem cells
• Immunology

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Reproduction

• Intraclass approach
• Classical teaching, PowerPoint presentation
• Asexual/sexual reproduction
• Mitosis/Meiosis
• Gametogenesis
• Fertilization
• Interclass approach
• IBL, wiki
• Pregnancy and Contraception

Global approach
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Inquiry-based learning IBL

• This process
• is centered on the student
• is organized by the student
• is coached by the teacher coaching vs teaching
• drives the students into an active way of
  studying and learning
• develops inquiry (generation of good questions
  and good answers)
• induces the capacity to define good sources and
  references
• stimulates collaboration
• stimulates communication (English)
• develop synthesis (oral presentations, posters)

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Pregnancy and Contraception

• Problem to solve
• There is not a unique contraception method for
  every woman, for every couple, there is a
  particular way to prevent pregnancy. Different
  factors appear to influence the choice of the
  methods used cultural and medical factors, life
  style, period of life, etc. What do you think
  about that? Let's work in a collaborative manner
  to answer this question which might become
  complex

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Pregnancy and Contraception

• 3 classes 3BIbDF02 3BIbDF03 3BIbDF04

• Separation of each class into groups
• Pregnancy_Childbirth Leonardo Andrei Farana
  Titi
• Infertility Nour Marjorie Pauline Debora
• Emergency contraception Morgane Quentin
  Melissa, Nabila Subhan
• Pill Caroline Mélanie Adèle Xiaoran
• IUD Sandy Stéphanie Julia Naomie
• Male_Contraceptives Lovisa Anne-Madeleine
  Melody Thomas
• STDs Layla Mathilde Eleonore Aurélie
• Sterilization Margot Dara Celine Esther
• Abortion Clémentine Esther Jessica Camille
• Contraception_Ethics Norina Magali Bernardo
  Matias

• Students from different classes working on the
  same wiki page
• Interclass approach

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Pregnancy and Contraception

• Ready for a tour?

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Evaluation

• Reproduction
• Test Intraclass
• quiz, description, problems to solve,
• Contraception
• Oral presentation Intraclass
• Power Point, 15 minutes per group scientific
  data discussion
• Test one question Intraclass
• Discussion of a short text
• WIKI documents available during the test
• Both chapters will be evaluated in the oral exam
  in June

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Thanks

• Alexandre Zimmerli
• Our students
• TECFA (Unige)
• François Lombard (Calvin)
• Daniel Schneider
• Rousseau
• Charles de Carlini